Schools

DfE snubs Braverman pledge for new blasphemy guidance

The under-fire home secretary had promised new advice amid row over damaged Quran school pupil suspensions

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Call to halt subsidy cut as NTP levels out tutoring playing field

Research published by The Sutton Trust shows the proportion of pupils accessing any form of tutoring is almost...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Support staff could strike as unions plan ballots over pay deal

Unison and GMB are urging members to reject employers' 'final' pay offer, threatening walkouts in maintained schools and academies

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Most schools didn’t complete £17m early language catch-up scheme

Ministers announced in 2021 that every primary school would be offered support through the scheme

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Call for transparency around rare Ofsted reinspections

School of leading trust, whose CEO sits on Ofsted's board, was one of just 37 to get a reinspection...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

‘Concerned’ DfE vows to back heads after school policy protests

Wave of protests over uniform and toilet policies see police called in, with a girl arrested at one school...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Starmer pledges ‘education system reform’, but few details yet

Labour leader promises long-term missions would end 'sticking-plaster politics', but union says more cash needed too

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE told to fix disability data gaps for half of teachers

Small study says schools are not including disability when collecting staff diversity data, with experts and schools urging new...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy trusts expect to raid reserves despite ‘significant’ surpluses

Accountants' report warns trusts face 'uncertainty' as costs far outstrip schools' income

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth